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A creative listener is not someone who simply allows me to say what I already want to say, but someone whose listening actually makes it possible for me to say what I never could have said, and thus to be a new kind of person, one I have never been before and could not have been before this directed listening.

-James P. Carse, Silence of God: Meditation on Prayer
 
Consider a free, exploratory session
to learn if spiritual direction may be timely for you or your group.
Contact Mary Lou
mlouweaverhouser@verizon.net
 717-872-2848

What is Spiritual Direction?

Finding one's way through the years 
is an exterior and interior adventure, 
not unlike sculpture or an archaeological dig.

A sculptor removes excess material 
to discover the essential form underneath.

The intrigue for an archaeologist  comes 
when multiple layers of history reveal story in context.

Sitting together with a director 
in the presence of the Creator
unearths spirited language 
and understanding for each phase of life.

Together, one on one, there is openness 
to the dynamic and ordinary ways 
in which we sense the Divine day to day.

The centuries-old tradition of spiritual direction inspires

* compassion for self and others
* listening to the Creator and creation
* a more intimate spirituality
* prayer and discernment
* authenticity in personal theology
* psychological and spiritual healing
* creativity
* hospitality

 

 

Biographical Information

Mary Lou Weaver Houser, co-director of Herrbrook Farm,
is a certified spiritual director, gardener, artist, teacher, 
and parent of two adult children.

She has undergraduate certification in English and Art education
and a Master of Arts in Holistic Spirituality and Spiritual Direction from Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill (PA).

Mary Lou is a member of Spiritual Directors International 
and the American Counseling Association. 
She has been active in leadership and education 
at the Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster.

She is also available for group spiritual direction, 
retreats on the Ignatian spiritual exercises, 
studio arts and creativity, earthcare, prayer, 
gardening and spiritual formation, women, or the enneagram.
 
 
   Herrbrook Farm Retreat | 2256 New Danville Pike | Lancaster, PA 17603-9666 |   717-872-2848